SPORTS
Bowie, Saint Jo run at Slidell
The Bowie and Saint Jo cross country teams ran at Slidell on Friday and did well against a mix of teams from different classifications.
Overall, the Bowie girl’s team finished fourth, the boy’s team fifth and the Saint Jo boy’s team finished sixth.
The meet divided the varsity races into two heats to keep the number of runners down. At the end, everyone’s times were compared and placed into standings.
The Lady Rabbits saw Samantha Clark finish 10th overall with a time of 14:14. The top five runners for the Bowie girl’s team also included Jojo Villarreal finishing 22nd, Kaydee Jones finishing 24th, Hannah Craddock finishing 33rd and Desarai Reyes finishing 36th.
Coach Joe Crabb likes the improvements he continues to see from his team, but knows they still have a ways to go before the district meet in a month.
The Jackrabbits had Sid Mayfield finish first on the team in 16th place with a time of 19:34. Other scoring runners included Nathan Rodgers in 21st place, Ignacio Saucedo in 22nd, Andrew Sandoff in 24th and Alex Castro in 25th.
Coach Andy Atkins thought his team ran well overall. His top five almost all finished in the top 10 in their heat, but the next heat was faster overall which pushed the team down in the rankings.
Similar things happened to the Saint Jo boy’s team. Collin Thomas broke away at the end of his heat to win the race, but finished third overall with a time of 18:29. His teammates Kile Thurman, Noble Koelzer, Joshua Vogel and Brice Durham finished 17th, 40th, 46th and 62nd.
Coach Lyndon Cook was pleased as everyone’s times were faster than their previous race. Competing against some bigger schools for the first time, Cook was pleased that his runners seemed to step up to the challenge.
The Bowie teams next run at Brock on Sept. 30. Saint Jo next runs at Prairie Valley on Sept. 30.
To see results from all of the Bowie and Saint Jo high school runners, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Landry Norwood has agreed to become the new Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bowie High.
Norwood grew up in Paradise, playing a number of sports for the Panthers during his high school career. With a number of family members still in the area and the position coming open, Norwood applied and was hired.
“I know the tradition up here,” Norwood said. “I was glad (Athletic Director and Head Football) Coach Tyler Price felt he could put his trust in me.”
Bowie’s varsity went 2-10 last year, both wins coming against Vernon. Norwood spent five years as an assistant in Lipan before spending the next four years at Llano, three years as head coach. He said his last two years in Llano were rough after graduation of nine seniors his first year and a 26-7 squad.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News
Nocona came into game two of its Class 2A Division I bi-district series with Archer City looking to rebound from a 17-0 loss in game one.
The Lady Indians took a quick lead but the Lady ‘Cats had too much in the tank and knocked Nocona out of the playoffs courtesy of a 13-3, five-inning victory winning the best of three series, 2-0.
Kylea Wallace reached base on a second baseman’s error. With one out, M’leigha Franklin took a pitch over the wall in left field for a home run, igniting the Lady Indian crowd with a 2-0 lead.
Archer City prevented further damage by retiring the next two hitters. The Lady ‘Cats struck in the bottom of the inning for seven runs.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Culture. It’s a beautiful word.
Bowie Softball Coach Griffin Fields has been trying to install a positive, winning culture since taking over the job. For the first time since 2019, the Lady Rabbits qualified for the postseason, facing District 8 top seed Early in the bi-district round.
After beating the Lady ‘Horns 9-8 in game one of the best-of-three series April 23, Early came back and evened the series less than 24 hours later, 15-0. The Lady Rabbits used the aforementioned culture and got out to a quick lead in game three.
Bowie was then forced to come from behind for the second straight night. Kinley Baker, who had the game winning RBI in game one, came through again in game three and broke a 6-all tie with a single to lift the Lady Rabbits to a 9-6 victory in the finale.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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